6 February 2012, 5:41 pm
Two Men Face Felony Charges, Guns Shot Off Near Tech Prompts Campus Text AlertNBC MontanaBy Alyx Sacks BUTTE, Mont. -- Two men from Butte were arraigned in justice court Monday after one was allegedly shooting off guns early Sun. morning. The house the shots were allegedly coming from is across the ... Read More »
3 February 2012, 4:55 pm
Butte Not Expected To Grow Much In Next Few YearsNBC MontanaThe group projects Butte's population will increase 1.7 percent from now until 2015. The Butte area's growth is lower than the statewide estimate of growth of 2.4 percent. Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive Paul Babb attended the pres... Read More »
31 January 2012, 5:30 pm
Court Documents Reveal Judge's Alleged Methadone AbuseNBC MontanaButte-Silver Bow licensed addiction counselor, Bill Foster, said a quarter of the clients he sees come in because of issues with pain medications." "Most of our clients we work with here started out with legitimate injury or surger... Read More »
31 January 2012, 9:39 am
Job status pending for justice of the peace facing felony drug chargesThe Republic"This case is an anomaly, we don't usually have a situation like this," Parshall told The Montana Standard on Monday. Butte-Silver Bow County Attorney Eileen Joyce said if Lee were to be suspended with pay, the cou... Read More »
28 January 2012, 12:43 pm
Sen. Tester urges removal of toxic tailings in ButteHelena Independent RecordBUTTE — Sen. Jon Tester on Friday called for the removal of the toxic Parrot Tailings buried near the Butte Civic Center. Tester, citing scientists at Montana Tech, called the tailings a “serious threat” to the region... Read More »
23 January 2012, 5:07 pm
Former Butte City Judge Allegedly Withheld DUI Citations From Newspaper Public ...NBC MontanaBy Alyx Sacks BUTTE, Mont. -- Dan Sweeney is the new Butte-Silver Bow City Judge and so far has hit the ground running. "The policy in this office will be that it is open. We have an open court and we're... Read More »
19 January 2012, 6:01 pm
Butte Hosts Conference On 24-7 Sobriety ProgramNBC MontanaBy Alyx Sacks BUTTE, Mont. -- Law enforcement officials met from all around Montana to learn about how they can better prevent crimes involving alcohol. The meeting started Thursday morning up at the Butte Archives in uptown Butte.... Read More »
19 January 2012, 10:56 am
Butte-Silver Bow staying with Social SecurityBillings GazetteBUTTE - Butte-Silver Bow local government employees have decided to continue contributing to Social Security. The employees held a vote after an audit discovered that when the city and county governments consolidated in 1977, they did not ... Read More »
17 January 2012, 4:56 pm
Butte Man Arrested After Attempting To Run From PoliceNBC MontanaBy Alyx Sacks BUTTE, Mont. -- Butte-Silver Bow authorities say they tried to stop 48-year-old Joseph Mohar on Montana Street Monday morning when he fled and attempted to ellude police. Police say they followed him into the hills west o... Read More »
13 January 2012, 3:26 pm
Former Montana Municipal Judge Takes Plea in Federal Bribery CaseABA JournalBy Martha Neil A former municipal judge for Butte and Silverbow County, Montana, has taken a plea in a bribery case. Steven J. Kambich, 53, who has been on the bench there since 2004, pleaded guilty today in federal court in... Read More »